In the first-ever hostile takeover of the ShowGame Podcast, guest host Fi Rae talks to women in ultimate about the importance of team culture and how you can introduce and maintain it in your own teams. She talks to representatives from the three women’s teams at WUCC 2018 - Grainne McCarthy from Iceni, Carla Link from Bristol and Rupal Ghelani from SYC - as well as Tiff Anderson from UK mixed champions SMOG about the differences in mixed, and Emily Potter from new team Spice about starting a culture from scratch.
RUNDOWN
What is team culture for you? (3:06)
How do you decide your team’s culture? (08:30)
How do you introduce team culture? (16:48)
How do you introduce your culture to new players? (24:10)
What tips do you have for how to nail team culture, especially for a variety of different experience levels? (28:48)
How important is it to correct biases and to give people a variety of experiences, particularly early on? (44:31)
Can having a good team culture help address wider problems like gender equity or racial injustice? (50:30)